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What are Information Security Controls?
What are Information Security Controls? Modern organizations rely extensively on data centers and software systems to store and process valuable data. This is a boon to efficient operations, but those IT assets are also tempting targets for malicious actors. As a result, the need for robust information security controls has never been greater. Information security […]
Tags: Risk Management
June 29, 2023
What is a SOX Control?
SOX is short for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a U.S. federal law that requires public companies to establish and evaluate a set of internal controls over financial reporting, to assure that investors can rely upon the company’s financial statements. Senior executives at the company must create, and attest to the effectiveness of, these internal controls, while […]
Tags: Risk Management, SOX
June 26, 2023
Is Your Industry Prepared to Fend Off Cyber Threats?
An Industry View of Risk Management Readiness Risk, it seems, is all in the eye of the beholder — or industry, to be more specific. While every industry vertical experiences similar challenges around risk management — each has its own nuances. That shouldn’t be surprising, as risk management can be clunky at best and misunderstood […]
June 22, 2023
Q&A: Closing the Cybersecurity Risk Communications Gap
Today’s security executives, such as CISOs, play a crucial role in helping the board and C-suite understand the growing and complex cybersecurity risks their organizations face. Corporate leaders want answers, but they need an “interpreter” who can spare them the technical jargon and help them align risk to business initiatives, such as new products, markets, […]
What Are the Types of Information Security Controls?
When safeguarding your business against cyberattacks and data breaches, CISOs and compliance officers can choose from a wide range of information security controls: everything from firewalls to malware detection applications, and much more. That abundance of possible security controls raises a question: which specific controls would be right for your organization? Thankfully you don’t have […]
Tags: Cybersecurity, Risk Management
June 19, 2023
What Is Information Security Risk?
Information security risk is the potential danger or harm arising from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of digital information. This risk can originate from various sources, including cyber threats, data breaches, malware, and other security incidents that compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive information. To understand the concept of information […]
Tags: Cybersecurity, Risk Management
June 15, 2023
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